Wall QB Landon York Named All-Cover 1 Football MVP

WALL, TX — For years, the Wall Hawks football team was known for its running game.

In 2024, the Hawks made the decision to finally adopt a more pass-heavy scheme.

There were expected to be some bumps in the road as Wall learned its new spread offense, but it was a smooth ride all the way to the state semifinals.

Wall’s first-year starting quarterback, Landon York, stepped in and directed the offense like a veteran, throwing for 3,767 yards and 48 touchdowns with only seven interceptions. He completed nearly 67% of his passes.

York led the Hawks to a 13-2 record and their first trip to the state semifinals in eight years.

For everything he meant to the best team in our area, York is this year’s All Cover-1 MVP for 11-man football.

“He’s the easiest kid in the world to root for,” Wall head coach Craig Slaughter said. “He’s a phenomenal kid, and he’s a quiet, humble leader. He’s just extremely cerebral. And he’s kind of like a throwback. So many quarterbacks nowadays, they’re dual threats. … But he threw for almost 4,000 yards. He reads defenses and makes a decision and gets the ball out.”

Slaughter said he expected more growing pains in the first year of the spread. Instead, the Hawks averaged 42 points per game.

“I can’t give enough credit to the kids and the offensive coaches,” Slaughter said. “They just made it work and got better each week.”

York credited his offensive line for making his job easier. He was only sacked once the entire season, and that came in the state semifinals against eventual state champ Gunter.

“They were phenomenal. I feel like it’s one of those things where they love their position and love their job, and that makes it easy on me when I only get sacked one time all year. They give me tons of time to get the ball out,” York said.

York rarely ran the ball, but he said he never felt like he had to.

“I wouldn’t say I’m the fastest guy, but whenever my line’s giving me that much time, I didn’t really have to worry about running the ball. I was just sitting back there slinging it,” York said.

Though Wall is losing some talented seniors, the Hawks return numerous other starters, including three linemen and wide receivers Reid Robertson, Evan Boehle and Kellan Oliver.

“I feel really good and really positive about next year,” York said. “I feel really confident in the guys that we have.”

After seeing what York was capable of in Year 1 of the spread offense, we can’t wait to see what’s in store next season.